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In many countries, people are now living longer than ever before. Some people say an ageing population creates problems for governments. Other people think there are benefits if society has more elderly people. To what extent do the advantages of having an ageing population outweigh the disadvantages?

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Nowadays, new technologies have come to
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 leading to
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 living longer. There is a debate about whether elderly
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 create problems for governments or not. Personally, it is beneficial to have more elderly in society to teach and train the younger generation of
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. To start with, old
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 have a considerable amount of experience
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 useful for youngsters. The Elderly’s long careers show that they are skilled, so they can share their experience, teach their skill , and give advice to a new generation of
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.
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, it would be beneficial to have elderly
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 as mentors in the workplace teaching young
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 to work effectively.
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, elderly
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 have terrible
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, which suggests that they are not capable of working hard, and governments have to pay their
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 costs.
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, nowadays,
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 has been improved more than before to cure and make them healthy; the elderly can take good
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 and maintain their fitness. They can still work and use their experience and skill to train new workers.
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 suggests that
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 is not a problem for elderly
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 even though they have to take
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 frequently.
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 advantages outweighs the disadvantages. In conclusion, it is certain that having more elderly
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 in society has more advantages than disadvantages. Elderly
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 are experienced and skilled, so it would be advantageous and useful if they teach their skills or give advice to young
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 to work effectively.
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, the elderly may have
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 problems which cost the government money, but the improvement in
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 shows that they can maintain their
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 to be healthy.
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 suggests that terrible
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 is not the problem since
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 is good these days.

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Answer the 'Problem and Solution' topic

Problem-and-solution essays fall naturally into two parts, the first describing and exploring the problem, the second setting out the solution or solutions.

You essay structure should look something like this:

  • Introduction
  • Body paragraph 1 – Problems
  • Body paragraph 2 – Solutions
  • Conclusion

Examples to start your body paragraph:

  • One of the first problems of the...
  • Another problem that needs to be considered...
  • A possible solution to this problem would be...
  • One immediate practical solution is to...

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • ageing population
  • benefits
  • disadvantages
  • advantages
  • experience
  • knowledge
  • contribution
  • economy
  • society
  • healthcare
  • youth employment
  • community
  • intergenerational support
  • volunteerism
  • mentorship
  • increased demand
  • pension costs
  • social welfare systems
  • workforce
  • productivity
  • intergenerational conflict
  • technological adaptability
  • dependency
  • effective
  • skill development
  • employment opportunities
  • intergenerational solidarity
  • communication
  • lifelong learning
  • technological literacy
  • age-friendly
  • social policies
  • infrastructure
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